Table 1.
The Parent Satisfaction Questionnaire and Subject Responses
| Question | Frequency‡ | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 1. How do you feel about the number and frequency of visits for monitoring of medication effects? | ||
| a. They were just right | 134 | 89.3 |
| b. There were too many | 14 | 9.3 |
| c. There were not enough | 2 | 1.3 |
| 2. How do you feel about the diagnostic interview? (This was done on or before the first visit.) | ||
| a. It seemed complete and well worth the wait; I am glad it was done | 144 | 96.0 |
| b. It seemed too long and detailed | 6 | 4.0 |
| c. It seemed too short and incomplete | 0 | 0.0 |
| 3. How do you feel about the number of blood tests? (Glucose and cholesterol abnormalities were mentioned in the question.) | ||
| a. They were just right | 144 | 96.0 |
| b. There were too many | 3 | 2.0 |
| c. There were not enough | 3 | 2.0 |
| 4. How do you feel about the checklists you completed about your child's behavior at each visit? (These included the NCBRF, CASI, ADHD Checklists that you filled in at each visit.) | ||
| a. They were very important | 130 | 86.7 |
| b. They were somewhat important | 20 | 13.3 |
| c. They were not important | 0 | 0.0 |
| 5. How do you feel about the side effects assessments? | ||
| a. They were very important | 140 | 93.3 |
| b. They were somewhat important | 10 | 6.7 |
| c. They were not important | 0 | 0.0 |
| 6. Would you recommend this study to other parents who have children with similar problems? | ||
| a. Yes | 147 | 98.0 |
| b. Maybe | 3 | 2.0 |
| c. No | 0 | 0.0 |
| d. Missing | 0 | 0.0 |
| 7. If you had it to do all over again, not knowing how your child would react to the medicines, would you join the study again?* | ||
| a. Yes | 136 | 90.7 |
| b. Maybe | 11 | 7.3 |
| c. No | 2 | 1.3 |
| d. Missing | 1 | 0.7 |
| 8. Were there aspects of the study you did not like? | ||
| a. Yes | 28 | 18.7 |
| b. No | 122 | 81.3 |
| c. Missing | 0 | 0.0 |
| 9. Were there aspects of the study that you did especially like or thought were particularly valuable? | ||
| a. Yes | 108 | 72.0 |
| b. No | 41 | 27.3 |
| c. Missing | 1 | 0.7 |
| 10. How do you feel about the number of behavioral training sessions? | ||
| a. They were just right | 127 | 84.7 |
| b. There were too many | 14 | 9.3 |
| c. There were not enough | 9 | 6.0 |
| 11. How do you feel about the length of the behavior training sessions? | ||
| a. They were just right | 128 | 85.3 |
| b. They were too long | 18 | 12.0 |
| c. They were too short | 4 | 2.7 |
| 12. How do you feel about the materials presented by clinicians? | ||
| a. They were just right | 140 | 93.3 |
| b. They were too difficult | 0 | 0.0 |
| c. They were too easy | 10 | 6.7 |
| 13. How do you feel about the videotape examples?* | ||
| a. They were very helpful | 81 | 54.0 |
| b. They were somewhat helpful | 61 | 40.7 |
| c. They were not helpful | 7 | 4.7 |
| 14. How do you feel about the handouts? | ||
| a. They were just right | 142 | 94.7 |
| b. They were too difficult | 1 | 0.7 |
| c. They were too easy | 7 | 4.7 |
| 15. How do you feel about the behavioral strategies?†* | ||
| a. They were very helpful | 107 | 71.3 |
| b. They were somewhat helpful | 39 | 26.0 |
| c. They were not helpful | 3 | 2.0 |
| 16. My level of confidence in managing present behaviors is: | ||
| a. I am more confident since participating in study | 126 | 84.0 |
| b. I am about the same as when I started program | 24 | 16.0 |
| c. I am less confident than before | 0 | 0.0 |
| 17. My level of confidence in managing future behaviors is: | ||
| a. I am more confident since participating in study | 134 | 89.3 |
| b. I am about the same as when I started program | 15 | 10.0 |
| c. I am less confident than before | 1 | 0.7 |
| 18. Would you recommend the behavioral intervention to other parents who have a child with aggression/ADHD? | ||
| a. Definitely yes | 142 | 94.7 |
| b. Maybe | 8 | 5.3 |
| c. Probably not | 0 | 0.0 |
| d. Missing | 0 | 0.0 |
*
Missing at least one response
†Attending and rewards, planned ignoring, response cost, and time out were listed.
‡Eighteen parents did not complete the Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (PSQ). This was usually because of early droping out and/or being lost to follow-up.
NCBRF, Nisonger Child Behavior Rating Form; CASI, Child and Adolescent Symptom Inventory; ADHD, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.